| A | B |
|---|
| Patriarchal | oldest male is the head of the family |
| Shintoism | only religion native to Japan |
| Buddhism | started in India by Siddhartha Gautama |
| Christianity | less than 1% of the Japanese practice this religion |
| Kabuki | Japanese theater- stories of love and revenge |
| Tea Ceremony | brought from China by Buddhist Monks |
| Kanji | Japanese writing based on the Chinese characters |
| Haiku | 3 line Japanese poem |
| Japanese art | focuses on nature |
| Baseball | national sport |
| Judo | ancient method of self-defense |
| samurai | warriors |
| shogun | head of samurai class, has power |
| emperor | figurehead |
| literacy | one of the highest in the world |
| diet | parliamentary system of government |
| Honshu | main island |
| Tokyo | capital |
| Mt. Fuji | tallest moutain in Japan |
